Practice Leader - Environmental Remediation Geologist or Engineer

Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.•Kansas City, MO

20d•Hybrid

About The Position

Geosyntec is hiring an experienced Practice Leader for its Overland Park, Kansas office. The role provides senior technical leadership and contributes to business development and client management, as well as the financial and technical evaluation, design, permitting, and construction stages of complex site investigation and remediation projects for industrial, institutional, and governmental clients. The position follows a sell-manage-do culture and combines challenging technical work with expanding the firm’s practices and capabilities. Responsibilities may also include project management, staff management and development, and mentoring. Fieldwork, site visits, contractor oversight, and audits may be part of the job. Business travel to client, project, office, or other business locations may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in geology, geological engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering with an emphasis in site investigation, remediation design, or construction management, or a closely related discipline.
Current Missouri or Kansas Professional Geologist (P.G.) or Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration.
At least 8 years of relevant environmental consulting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Outstanding track record in client management, business development, and technical leadership.
Experience with physical-chemical and biological treatment processes.
Excellent leadership and attention-to-detail skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage multiple assignments, meet strict deadlines, and travel to client facilities as needed.
Experience working with multidisciplinary project teams.
Valid U.S. driver’s license and satisfactory driving record for business travel.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in geology, geological engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related discipline.
10 or more years of relevant experience is preferred.
Current marketplace visibility and existing client relationships.
Project management, business development, and leadership training.
Working knowledge of federal and regional state regulations, including those in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
Current OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training and refreshers.

Responsibilities

Manage tasks and projects, including planning and implementing investigation and remediation work; managing budgets and schedules; and maintaining quality, client satisfaction, and profitability.
Perform and manage contaminated-site assessments and remedy evaluations, including investigation work plans, feasibility studies, removal action work plans, remedy design, and implementation.
Perform and manage site-assessment fieldwork and pilot- and bench-scale programs for soil, soil vapor, and groundwater remediation technologies.
Prepare remediation action plans for soil, soil vapor, and groundwater projects, including drawings, engineering analyses and calculations, and technical specifications.
Prepare technical reports, letters, memoranda, plans, and proposals.
Manage, mentor, and develop junior staff and manage subcontractors.
Develop business, including attracting new clients, securing repeat business, leading proposal preparation, and implementing a growth plan for the Overland Park office.
Prepare for and participate in meetings with clients, regulatory personnel, and other parties.
Prepare, review, or manage written documents, including proposals, technical reports, engineering designs and specifications, and presentations.
Conduct fieldwork as needed, including site visits and meetings, contractor oversight, and audits related to investigation and remediation activities.
Drive personal, company, or rental vehicles to client, project, office, and other business locations as needed.